Kennedy has drawn up a faux-bout agreement to book the fight, which both reportedly have agreed to but haven’t confirmed with the promotion.

“Opponent means Michelle Bisping (he he) unless he is injured (which is likely) or otherwise not able to compete,” wrote Kennedy on a “Schedule A Term Sheet,” which he posted to his Twitter account.

This past November, Bisping (24-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) told “Inside MMA” he would be recovered from a serious eye injury in March and ready to fight Kennedy if he was “man enough.” Kennedy (17-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC), in turn, told MMAjunkie the fight would take place in April “unless he proves to be the chicken I know he is.”

And yet, the UFC still hasn’t announced the bout, which means one of them isn’t serious or both are hyping the fight early. Kennedy is certainly doing his part to goad Bisping.

Bisping was scheduled to fight Mark Munoz this past October in a headliner at UFC Fight Night 30, but suffered a detached retina in training that necessitated a lengthy recovery. In a previous performance at UFC 159, his accidental eyepoke brought a halt to a bout with Alan Belcher that resulted in a technical decision victory.

Kennedy, who was most recently seen knocking out Rafael Natal, called Bisping a dirty fighter and mocked his UFC career, saying he had risen further up the middleweight ranks in six months than the British fighter had in eight years.

Were it not for his knockout of Natal, however, which came at “UFC Fight Night 31: UFC Fight for the Troops 3,” Kennedy’s stock wouldn’t be nearly as high. His debut at UFC 162 impressed few as he grinded out a lackluster decision over submission ace Roger Gracie.

Bisping hasn’t issued a retort to Kennedy, but today tweeted that his eye is healed.

Will the fight be signed for real?

Stay tuned.

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